emulsifier
noun
emul·si·fi·er
i-ˈməl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r 
: one that emulsifies
especially
: a surface-active agent (such as a soap) promoting the formation and stabilization of an emulsion
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Those additives can include high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and preservatives, Lu Wang, MBBS, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist and research assistant professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, told Health.
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Korin Miller, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
In the dairy section, Nestle compared a whole-fat yogurt (milk, bacterial cultures) with a low-fat version (milk, bacterial cultures, cornstarch, and pectin, among other things), whose emulsifiers and thickeners improved creaminess and mouthfeel.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Otherwise, its ingredients list is rounded out by sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, and soy lecithin, an emulsifier.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
The large treat was made up of sugar, dried whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, butter oil and emulsifier.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
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Korin Miller, Health, 25 Jan. 2025
In the dairy section, Nestle compared a whole-fat yogurt (milk, bacterial cultures) with a low-fat version (milk, bacterial cultures, cornstarch, and pectin, among other things), whose emulsifiers and thickeners improved creaminess and mouthfeel.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Otherwise, its ingredients list is rounded out by sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, and soy lecithin, an emulsifier.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
The large treat was made up of sugar, dried whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, butter oil and emulsifier.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Emulsifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emulsifier. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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emulsifier
noun
emul·si·fi·er
i-ˈməl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r
: a substance (as a soap) that helps to form and stabilize an emulsion
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emulsifier
noun
emul·si·fi·er
i-ˈməl-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r
: one that emulsifies
especially
: a surface-active agent (as a soap) promoting the formation and stabilization of an emulsion
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